Study Stopped
The Coherence Therapy intervention could not be delivered in a reliable and valid way for a variety of reasons.
Efficacy of Coherence Therapy for Procrastination
CTFORPRO
1 other identifier
interventional
31
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of Coherence Therapy in treating procrastination. For that, this intervention is compared to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy which was already proved to be efficacious in treating this problem. The method used is a randomized controlled trial.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Jan 2014
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 6, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 10, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2014
CompletedJune 2, 2015
June 1, 2015
5 months
February 6, 2014
June 1, 2015
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
General Procrastination Scale (Lay, 1986)
Change from Baseline in General Procrastination Scale measured before and after the therapy in order to determine the level of general procrastination.
Post-treatment assessment (10-12 weeks)
Other Outcomes (2)
Repertory Grid Technique (Kelly, 1995; adaptation of Feixas & Cornejo, 1996)
Post-treatment assessment (10-12 weeks)
Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995)
Post-treatment assessment (10-12 weeks)
Study Arms (2)
Coherence Therapy
EXPERIMENTALIndividual treatment with Coherence Therapy: three one-hour sessions + one booster session.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
ACTIVE COMPARATORIndividual treatment with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: three one-hour sessions + one booster session.
Interventions
Manualized individual treatment (3 + 1 one-hour sessions)
Manualized individual treatment (3 + 1 one-hour sessions)
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Being a student
- years old
- A score above 51 on the General Procrastination Scale
You may not qualify if:
- Being currently under a psychological treatment
- Being diagnosed lately with any mental disorder
- Mental retardation
- Substantial visual, hearing or cognitive deficits
- Psychotic symptoms
- Organic brain dysfunction
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
University of Barcelona
Barcelona, Catalonia, 08035, Spain
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Guillem Feixas, Ph.D.
University of Barcelona
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 6, 2014
First Posted
February 10, 2014
Study Start
January 1, 2014
Primary Completion
June 1, 2014
Study Completion
June 1, 2014
Last Updated
June 2, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-06